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Category Archives: reading
Caveat Lector
Yesterday the carpet cleaners came. In our household, this means picking up the piles of books, laundry too dirty to put back in the drawer but not dirty enough for the laundry basket, and various not-yet-read magazines in order to … Continue reading
Posted in community, reading, teaching, writing
Tagged Alison Presley, Lev Grossman, Samuel Beckett, Writers@Work
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Only Connect
I’m in a scattershot mood this morning, so today’s post will be rather scattershot. First, I’d like to give a shout-out to three colleagues with recently published books: Lana Dalberg, BIRTHING GOD Judith Newton, TASTING HOME Monica Wesolowska, HOLDING SILVAN … Continue reading
Posted in community, craft, faith, reading, teaching, writing
Tagged Birthing God, cell phone, cell phones, checking email, depression, email, Holding Silvan, iPhone 4, iPhone 5, Judith Newton, Lana Dalberg, Lindsey Crittenden, Monica Wesolowska, smart phones, Stinson Beach, Tasting Home, teacher/student connection, The Water Will Hold You
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What I Did For Love
A scary number of years ago, I worked on a literary magazine in New York City. Turnstile was a labor of love, a nonprofit corporation with a volunteer staff. Nine of us, seven of whom worked together for the same … Continue reading
Posted in community, reading, writing
Tagged Arroyo Literary Review, Daniel Langton, editing, Ethel Rohan, Fra Angelico, Lindsey Crittenden, literary magazines, Lucille Lang Day, Michael Larkin, publishing, Turnstile
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Excitement, please
It’s that time of year for making resolutions or—as some prefer—setting intentions. Don’t worry. I’m not leading into a list of what I hope to achieve in 2013, at least not in terms of pages written, pieces published, books read, … Continue reading
Posted in agents, craft, reading, spirituality, teaching, writing
Tagged "Roman Fever, A Good Man Is Hard to Find, Constance Hale, costume parties, costumes, enthusiasm, grammar, Halloween, Joan Didion, Lindsey Crittenden, New Year's resolutions, passion, Phuc Tran, schoolyard humiliation, subjunctive, TED talk, verb tense, Vex Hex Smash Smooch, writing
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Listening, Reading, Listening
Write a blog long enough, and you start to repeat yourself. I started this blog in April 2011 and have written about silence a few times since then. As I sit down this morning to write the newest post, silence … Continue reading
Posted in community, prayer, reading
Tagged Advent, Billy Don't Be A Hero, Bishop's Ranch, Chaim Potok, Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack, Language Arts, Lindsey Crittenden, middle school, My Darling My Hamburger, My Name Is Asher Lev, reading, retreats, Seasons in the Sun, silence, silent retreats, The Outsiders
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